Helioscope was founded in 2002 by Matthew Clark, Terry Dodson, Paul Guinan, David Hahn, Drew Johnson, Karl Kesel, Steve Lieber, Ron Randall, Matthew Clark, Pete Woods, and Rebecca Woods as "Mercury Studio".[1] The studio significantly expanded its membership and adopted a new name, "Periscope Studio", in June 2007.[2] In April 2016, it was announced that the studio would change its name to "Helioscope".[3]